Richard Danzig

Richard Danzig
United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
November 16, 1998 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Dalton
Succeeded byRobert Pirie (Acting)
Under Secretary of the Navy
In office
November 29, 1993 – May 30, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byDaniel Howard
Succeeded byJerry Hultin
Personal details
Born (1944-09-08) September 8, 1944 (age 80)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAndrea Danzig
Children2
EducationReed College (BA)
Yale University (JD)
Magdalen College, Oxford (BPhil, DPhil)

Richard Jeffrey Danzig (born September 8, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 71st Secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton. He served as an advisor of the President Barack Obama during his presidential campaign and was later the chairman of the national security think-tank, the Center for a New American Security.